Lerner Chair and Director Shannon Monnat, colleagues awarded $1.9 million dollar NIDA grant
The overarching objective of the project is to identify how the policies U.S. states enacted to combat the spread and adverse effects of COVID-19 may have affected psychological health and mortality from drug overdose and suicide among working-age and older adults in both the immediate and longer terms.
See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Lerner Faculty Affiliate Bergen-Cico Granted NSF Funds to Support Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder
Dessa Bergen-Cico, professor of public health, is the co-principal investigator along with principal investigator Asif Salekin, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, on a novel grant from the National Science Foundation, for a study aiming support opioid addiction recovery.
See related: Grant Awards, Opioids, United States
Garcia, Pendergrast publish blog post on structural racism in Public Health Post
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Landes discusses vaccines for those aiding people with IDD in LAist article
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, IDD, United States
Monnat discusses the US drug crisis on CBS News Radio
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States
Monnat speaks about drug use and the pandemic on 'CBS News Special: American Changed Forever'
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Opioids, United States
Monnat Discusses Overdose Crisis on NBCLX
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States
In USA Today, Jennifer Montez Discusses Life Expectancy, COVID-19
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States
In AP report, Monnat weighs in on record US overdose deaths
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, United States
Montez receives Honorable Mention for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award
Jennifer Karas Montez, Lerner Center faculty affiliate, earned an honorable mention for the 2021 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship in Population Award, awarded by the American Sociological Association, for her paper titled "U.S. state policies, politics, and life expectancy."
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Monnat wins the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award for new research
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Congratulations to Shannon Monnat for earning the Excellence in Research Award!
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Mary Helander's brief was featured in a Forbes article on motorcycle safety
See related: New York State, U.S. Health Policy
Lerner Fellow Mary Helander's brief was featured in Motorcycle & Powersports News
See related: U.S. Health Policy, United States
Mary Helander's data slice on lyme disease is featured in Pest Control Technology
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Pendergrast finds state disaster recovery laws have limited public health resources
Claire Pendergrast, Lerner Graduate Fellow, finds that state disaster recovery laws have limited public health requirements, authorities and activities. The development and dissemination of best practices to provide opportunities for public health actors to inform recovery decision making may enhance the potential for health promotion during disaster recovery.
See related: Health Policy, Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States
Healthy Monday Race Across the US was featured in syracuse.com
The Healthy Monday Race Across the U.S. challenge will provide participants with an app to keep track of their activities and behaviors over a 12-week period beginning May 17. The goal for each participant and team is to rack up miles and improve wellness in a virtual race from Syracuse to San Francisco. Participants can win prizes, such as gift cards, along the way.
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Scott Landes was interviewed on Included: The Disability Equity Podcast
See related: COVID-19, IDD, United States